resilience movies

The Color Purple (2023)
7.048 / 10

Drama

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately...

Yóllotl: Heart (2021)
0 / 10

Family, Animation, Drama

The story focuses on the resilience of a girl in the face of the loss of her grandfather.

The Flower Girl (1972)
6.6 / 10

Drama

The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother....

Surviving Clotilda (1969)
0 / 10

History, Documentary

In July 1860, the schooner Clotilda slipped quietly into the dark waters of Mobile, Ala., holding 110 Africans stolen from their homes and families,...

Only in Theaters (2022)
5.7 / 10

Documentary

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three...

National Theatre Live: Dear England (2024)
0 / 10

Drama

The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the...

Obaida (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary, History, War

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...

1985: Heroes among Ruins (2021)
10 / 10

Documentary

"1985: Heroes among Ruins" is a reflection of disaster. It is about the human solidarity, the search and rescue and the importance of civil...

Mother (1969)
10 / 10

Drama

Wanting a better life for herself and her unborn child, Amani goes on an illegal journey to flee Lebanon. However, the plan becomes at risk when a...

Say My Name (2023)
0 / 10

Drama

A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as...

The Big Fight (2021)
10 / 10

Drama

As Lorena gears up for a make-or-break fight, she battles anxiety and a hostile environment, risking her sports sponsorship dreams.

Living all of Life (2022)
10 / 10

Drama

After a lifetime together, Susana has been abandoned by her husband. She is in denial and holds on to the past. One day, she needs the help of her...

Mercy (2022)
0 / 10

Drama

When fifteen year old Mercy faces the unimaginable, her courage and resilience come to the fore. What could have been the end of her story is only...

Mother Says (2023)
0 / 10

Drama, Family

The film follows different stages in the life of Sofía, a young girl born in Argentina of Chinese descent. From her childhood to her adulthood,...

Milagros: Una osa extraordinaria (2023)
0 / 10

Animation

Milagros is a bear who, after experiencing many adventures, decides to fulfil her destiny: preserving her species and telling her story to raise...

Quand la Seine débordera (2023)
8 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

This Time Next Year (2014)
0 / 10

Documentary

A poetic documentation of the Long Beach Island, NJ community as they battle local politics, cope with personal tragedy, and band together after...

Seeing Through the Darkness (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

Carried by an immersive sound environment that plunges us in the reality and the perceptions of these resilient and inspiring people, this film...

Eagle Boy (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

DeRosa: Life, Love & Art in Transition (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary

Chronicles the extraordinary life of artist Felicia DeRosa, who came out as transgender at the age of 41. With her life, career, and marriage...